Sony TC-WE675, TC-WE475 User Manual

4-232-596-12 (1)

Stereo Cassette Deck

Operating Instructions

TC-WE675 TC-WE475

Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

Don’t throw a battery, dispose it as the injurious wastes.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ___________ Serial No. ___________

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

About this manual

The instructions in this manual are for models TC-WE675 and WE475. Check your model number by looking at the rear panel of your tape deck. In this manual, the TC-WE675 is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “TC-WE675 only.”

T able of Contents

Parts Identification

Main unit ............................................... 4

Getting Started

Hooking up the system .......................... 6

Playing a Tape

Playing a tape ........................................ 7

Locating a track

— Multi-AMS/Auto Play/

Memory Play ................................... 8

Creating your own program

— RMS Play (TC-WE675 only)..... 8

Recording on a Tape

Recording on a tape ............................. 10

Adjusting bias and recording level

calibration automatically

(TC-WE675 only) ......................... 11

Adjusting the recording level

automatically

— Auto Rec Level......................... 12

Fading in and out — Fader .................. 13

Dubbing a tape..................................... 14

Recording on both decks in succession

— Relay Recording

(TC-WE675 only) ......................... 15

Recording the same source on both decks

— Simultaneous Recording

(TC-WE675 only) ......................... 15

Recording your own program

— RMS Dubbing

(TC-WE675 only) ......................... 16

Inserting a blank space during recording

— Record Muting ......................... 16

Using the CONTROL A1II control

system............................................ 17

Additional Information

Precautions .......................................... 20

Troubleshooting................................... 22

Specifications ...................................... 23

Parts Identification

The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.

Main unit

TC-WE675

12 3 4567 8 9 0 qa qs qd

POWER

DIRECTION MODE

ON OFF

PITCH CONTROL

–+

RESET MEMORY RESET MEMORY

RELAY

RMS/START

CLEAR

PAUSE REC MUTING REC PAUSE REC MUTING REC

COUNTERAB

RMS AUTO CAL ( START X)DUBBING A B

SET

CHECK DISPLAY DECK A DECK B A+B REC

– RMS +

(

)

MmMm

DOLBY NR

ON FILTER

OFF

(

AMS)(AMS

BACK FRONT

wkwj wl e; ea es

– RMS +

(

)

AMS)(AMS

CLEAR

PAUSE REC MUTING REC PAUSE REC MUTING REC

MmMm

BACK FRONT

DOLBY NR

OFF

ON FILTER

(

AMS)(AMS

START (DECK B X)

)

ra r; el ehejek eg ef ed

A + B REC ws (15) ARL qj (12) AUTO indicator qg (10, 12) CHECK wf (9) Deck A 3 (7, 20)

RESET (on deck A) 6 (8) RESET (on deck B) q; (8) RMS/START 4 (8, 16) SET 5 (9)

SYNCHRO ql (18) DECK A wd (11) Deck B qf (10, 20) DECK B 9 (11) DIRECTION MODE 2 (7, 10) Display qs DISPLAY 8 (9) DOLBY NR ej (7, 10) FADER w; (13) HIGH/NORMAL qd (14) MEMORY (on deck A) 7 (8) MEMORY (on deck B) qa (8) PHONES jack qk PITCH CONTROL wh (7) POWER 1 (7, 10) REC LEVEL qh (11, 12)

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

A (eject on deck B) wa (7, 10, 21)

A (eject on deck A) wg (7, 10, 21)

x (stop on deck A)/CLEAR wj (7,

9, 10, 12)

M (go forward)/AMS/RMS +/m

(go back)/AMS/RMS – (on deck A) wk (7, 8)

H (play on deck A)/FRONT wl (7,

8, 10, 11)

x (stop on deck B) e; (7, 10, 12)

M (go forward)/AMS/m (go

back)/AMS (on deck B) ea (7, 8)

START (DECK B X)

HIGH/NORMAL

)

qf qg qh qj

AUTO REC LEVEL

•

FADER ARL

SYNCHRO

PHONES

qkqlw;wawswdwfwh wg

H (play on deck B) es (7, 10, 11) z REC (on deck B) ed (10) W REC MUTING (on deck B) ef

(16)

h (reverse play on deck B) eg (7,

10, 11)

X PAUSE (on deck B) eh (7, 10,

11)

z REC (on deck A) ek (10) h (reverse play on deck A)/BACK

el (7, 8, 10, 11)

W REC MUTING (on deck A) r;

(16)

X PAUSE (on deck A) ra (7, 10,

11)

TC-WE475

12 3 5478690

qa qs

Parts Identification

POWER

DIRECTION MODE

RELAY

ON OFF

PITCH CONTROL

–+

ARL qf (12) AUTO indicator qs (10, 12) Deck A 3 (7, 20) Deck B qa (10, 20) DIRECTION MODE 2 (7, 10) Display 6 DOLBY NR wg (7, 10) FADER qj (13) HIGH/NORMAL 9 (14) MEMORY (on deck A) 5 (8) MEMORY (on deck B) 8 (8)

RESET MEMORY RESET MEMORY

CLEAR

(

AMS)(AMS

BACK FRONT

COUNTERAB

)

MmMm

DOLBY NR

OFF

(

AMS)(AMS

PAUSE REC MUTING REC

PHONES jack qg PITCH CONTROL ea (7) POWER 1 (7, 10) REC LEVEL qd (11, 12) RESET (on deck A) 4 (8) RESET (on deck B) 7 (8) SYNCHRO qh (18)

DUBBING A B

HIGH/NORMAL

)

AUTO REC LEVEL

•

FADER ARL

SYNCHRO

PHONES

qgqhqjw; qkqlwawswdea wle; whwj wgwfwk

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

M (go forward)/AMS/m (go

back)/AMS (on deck B) q; (7, 8)

H (play on deck B) qk (7, 10) z REC (on deck B) ql (10) A (eject on deck B) w; (7, 10, 21) W REC MUTING (on deck B) wa

(16)

h (reverse play on deck B) ws (7,

10)

X PAUSE (on deck B) wd (7) x (stop on deck B) wf (7, 10) H (play on deck A) wh (7) h (reverse play on deck A) wj (7) A (eject on deck A) wk (7) x (stop on deck A) wl (7) M (go forward)/AMS /m (go

back)/AMS (on deck A) e; (7, 8)

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

This section describes how to hook up the tape deck to an amplifier or a CD player equipped with CONTROL A1II connectors. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections.

Hookups

to an AC outlet

Amplifier

Connecting the tape deck to an amplifier

Connect the amplifier to the IN/OUT connectors using the supplied audio connecting cords.

When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to match the color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise.

Connecting the tape deck to a CD player equipped with CONTROL A1II connectors

For details, see “Using the CONTROL A1II control system” on page 17.

CD player

Setting the voltage selector (only on models supplied with a voltage selector)

Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel of the tape deck is set to the local power line voltage. If not, set the selector to the correct position using a screwdriver before connecting the AC power cord to an AC outlet.

VOLTAGE

220V

230 – 240V

120V

Connecting the AC power cord

Connect the AC power cord to an AC outlet.

Playing a Tape

Playing a tape

1 Turn on the amplifier and select the

tape deck position.

2 Press POWER, and press A fully to

open the cassette holder, then load a cassette.

With the side you want to play facing you

3 Set DIRECTION MODE.

To play back Set to

One side only g Both sides continuously Both decks in succession

The deck automatically stops after playing back five times.

4 Press H.

The deck starts playing. Adjust the volume on the amplifier.

Do not press POWER or A while the tape deck is operating. If you do so, the tape may be damaged.

RELAY

Tips

• Push in PITCH CONTROL to activate the Pitch Control function and turn the control clockwise to raise the pitch or counterclockwise to lower it.

You can adjust the pitch during playback on deck A or normal-speed dubbing (but not during RMS

play

or RMS dubbing

TC-WE675 only

• To play a tape recorded with the Dolby DOLBY NR to ON (TC-WE675 only) and select the same position that the tape was recorded in—B or C.

“Dolby”, “HX Pro”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

NR, set

Playing a Tape

To Press

Stop playing x Start playback from the

reverse side Pause X PAUSE. Press the button

Fast-forward or rewind M or m when the deck

Take out the cassette A after stopping playing

again to resume play.

is stopped

Locating a track

— Multi-AMS/Auto Play/Memory Play

You can locate the following/previous tracks within a range of 30 tracks (Multi-AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) or the beginning of a tape quickly (Auto Play). You can even locate a specific point anywhere on a tape (Memory Play).

Note

Check the direction indicator of the deck you use. When you locate a track on the reverse side (when h lights up), press the button(s) in the parentheses.

To locate Press

The beginning of the next or succeeding tracks (Multi-AMS)

The beginning of the current track (Multi-AMS)

The beginning of the preceding tracks (Multi-AMS)

The beginning of a tape (Auto Play)

A particular point on a tape (Memory Play)

M (or m) as many times as you want during playback. For example, to locate 2 tracks ahead, press twice.

m (or M) once during playback.

m (or M) as many times as you want during playback. For example, to locate 2 tracks behind, press three times.

MEMORY repeatedly until “M” disappears in the display. Then press m (or M) while holding down H (or h).

MEMORY repeatedly until “M” appears in the display. Find the point you want, then press RESET to reset the tape counter and to memorize the point. To locate the memorized point and start playback, press m (or M) while holding down H (or h). (Press m or M to stop at “0000”.)

Notes

• The Multi-AMS function may not work correctly if: – the blank space between tracks is less than 4

seconds long.

– there is a passage of low frequencies or very low

volume within a track.

– the signal strength of the left and right channels

are very different.

• The Multi-AMS function is inoperative on a deck

whenever the other deck is playing, recording (except during dubbing), or in pause.

• Even if DIRECTION MODE is set to s, the

deck stops when the current side reaches the end during Multi-AMS operation.

• The tape counters are reset to “0000” when you turn

off the tape deck.

Creating your own program

— RMS Play

(TC-WE675 only)

By creating a program, you can play back tracks on deck A in any order that you want. The Random Music Sensor (RMS) function lets you create a program of up to 28 tracks, from the 1st to the 14th tracks on each side of the tape.

1Press RMS/START.

“RMS” and a flashing cursor appear in the display.

2Press h (BACK) or H (FRONT) to

select the side of the tape.

h or H appears in the display.

3Press m or M repeatedly until the

track number you want appears in the display.

0 3

FRONT

RMS

BACK

Track number

1234567891011121314

Side of the cassette

+ 16 hidden pages